Ultra Slim

Blancpain added the second barrel to gain the 4th day. And what a workhorse this movement has been! ("If it ain't broke, don't fix it.") Utilized since 1988, a comprehensive list of iterations is available at Grail Watch Reference, under "FP1150 Family."

265 pieces and got mine this morning !

One of the fascinating aspects of horology is not only its historical, technical and aesthetical sophistication, but also its natural association with complementary arts. One brand that traditionally understood this connection was Blancpain , who already

... go back to the 1990s with the ultra slim movements. That was the early days of Blancpain, but some ADs keep the memory alive... I have owned 7 watches with calibre 1315, none of them had any issue. Can't say that about some other brands ADs may talk h

Blancpain always made lovely calendar watches and I currently enjoy the ironic combination of a perpetual calendar with military dial of my Leman QP chrono. BUT, this exaggerated claim of ultraplate complication for many of their current movements, like 5

Some of you have wondered what happened to the Blancpain Basleworld 2015 novelties, and rightfully so. But they (at least seem of them) are there, and this is one: A new version of the archetypical Blancpain Villeret Ultra-slim Complete Calendar (ref. 665

Hi, I'm new to Blancpain watches. Was drawn into the Villeret series, purchased an Ultra-Slim hand wind last year. Was able to pick up up a titanium Bathyscaphe this weekend from a great AD in Scottsdale, AZ (drove 6 hours). I heard that the titanium vers

some previous skeleton watches from Blancpain. The detail shown above is from a novelty in 2013, but more on this later. First I would like to look back to the 80s/90s ... at Blancpain. Lets start with the Ref. 0021 which was part ( none skeleton version

Does anyone have this? I'm smitten but wonder about how well the retrograde seconds holds up. I'd think a simple 360-degree sub-seconds would be more dependable, but I just don't know. Nonetheless, she's a beauty...

PRE-BASELWORLD 2012 Blancpain LAUNCHES ITS FIRST VILLERET MODEL FEATURING A FLINQUÉ LACQUERED DIAL In 2012, the Villeret collection welcomes its first model featuring a flinq ue lacquered dial. Several layers of translucent blue lacquer are applied to the